Date of Award
11-19-2015
Document Type
Honors Thesis
Department
Biology
First Advisor
Denise Smith
Abstract
This research was done in order to investigate the anticancer activity of boronic acid arylidene heterocycles. Boronic acid, heterocycles, and aryl compounds have all independently exhibited various anti-microbial properties and have shown potential to be used in pharmaceuticals for the treatment of viruses and cancers. Using a one-step protocol developed by Dr. Murray, several different arylheterocyclic compounds were combined with an arylboronic acid to synthesize novel compounds. These were then tested for their anti-cancer activity on glioblastoma brain cancer cells. Although varied in potency, all had some amount of anti-cellular effect on the cancer cells. This is only the start of analyzing these compounds and further research should be done in order to realize their full potential.
Recommended Citation
Kim, Joy, "Anticancer Activity of Some Boronic Acid Arylidene Heterocycles" (2015). Honors Theses. 126.
https://dx.doi.org/10.32597/honors/126/
https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/honors/126
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DOI
https://dx.doi.org/10.32597/honors/126/